Dancers from the UK’s five leading ballet companies perform two of MacMillan’s sunniest works alongside a new production of his dark, classical fairytale, as part of Kenneth MacMillan: a National Celebration.

The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with an all-Bernstein programme from the Company’s three associate choreographers, Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Christopher Wheeldon.

Characteristic works from three of The Royal Ballet’s Resident Choreographers – Wayne McGregor, Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan – display the diversity of The Royal Ballet and its virtuoso dancers.

What a great programme we have in store for 2017/18. Delighted to see the return of firm favourites, Manon, Winter's Tale, Nutcracker. Also thrilled to see there will be new Liam Scarlett choreography of Swan Lake. Will be good to Sylvia and the return of Concerto. Looking forward to seeing many of these productions.

Great to see Sylvia on the list but a shame to see so many returns - Alice, Giselle, Winter, Manon, Nutcracker - all done within the past three years or less. Royal has so much rep to pull from that's lesser seen - Bayadere, Coppelia, Cinderella, the list goes on. When will we see some of these?

I totally agree. I'm 78, so my ballet-going years and taking classes (for enjoyment) were the 1960s and 1970s, and I LONG to see the ballets done in those yrs. What about the wonderful Month in the Country?
And why do the BBC keep under wraps, and never show it? Along with Concerto, Elite Syncopations, which I am so delighted to see will be shown 2017/18. Plus I want Monotones, the ONLY modern ballet I love. I hate all other modern ballets and am devastated that triple mixed bills ALWAYS include modern. I've only just today known about this site, and have swiftly booked my cinema seat for the truly wonderful Symphonic Variations. But why is Monotones never shown?

Some good ones - Alice, Judas Tree, Song of the Earth, Sylvia, Giselle and new Swan Lake. Sad not to see more Balanchine in there, been longing for Symphony in C, also was hoping for the revival of Don Quixote and La Bayadere - maybe next year.

Nutcracker again!!! Isn't is about time we have a different ballet at Christmas - Ashton's Cinderella hasn't been revived for ages and is long overdue. Also Giselle was only last on in 2015 and as has been stated above there are many more ballets in the rep that haven't been seen for a while - La Bayadere, Onegin, Don Quixote for starters. Good to see Manon though and the other MacMillan ballets - shame there can't be more performances of them though.

Good varied programme. Looking forward to seeing the new version of Swan Lake and always love seeing Giselle. Manon too is a good choice, I haven't seen this for years so looking forward to that too. Plus some new ballets as well. Looks like a good season ahead and plenty of variation in the cinema screenings too. Living in Northumberland I don't get down to London for live performances very often - I would like to get down for more - so to see them in my local cinema is a bonus. Keep up the good work.

a lot of syncopation .... very excited for the new swan lake ... Big shame and pity that the company founder Dame Ninette Devalois would be 120 in 2018 and is entirely forgotten ! no Checkmate ? Rake's Progress ? but how many outings of Syncopation ??? sad over sight

Odd to see Twyla Tharp on the list, since Mr Worldly Wise was such a disappointment. RB doesn't have a great track record of commissioning new work from outside choreographers. The revival I would love to see is Dances at a Gathering- such a beautiful work.

Great to see favourites back and to finally see Sylvia, Elite Syncopations, The Judas tree but disappointed not to see in the list The Prince of the Pagodas, Winter dreams and Enigma Variations. Hopefully next season.

Hugely disappointing for me. I was hoping for at least one of Bayadere, Onegin, 2 Pigeons and Les Patineurs but nothing. Anything I go and see will be for the cast rather than the ballet. I love Giselle but it has been performed and screened several times lately. Have no interest in Alice and Winters Tale. Also the mixed bills are very disappointing; why no Ashton triple or double? Why Marguerite and Armand again when there are so many Ashton short ballets hardly ever seen? Why do triple bills always seem to be predominantly modern these days? What happened to the ballet Russes triple bills; more classical ones like les Sylphides, Graduation Ball, Month in the Country, Enigma Variations? It would be good to have 1 traditional triple at least. Also none of the Macmillan tributes are performed at the weekend and no matinees making attending difficult for those of us living 200 miles from London. Even the cinema broadcasts are disappointing. Why is Sylvia not being broadcast when it is years since it was broadcast yet Winters Tale is when it was broadcast far more recently? Looks like 2017/18 will be a cheap year at the ROH for me.

Very excited to see the new Twyla Tharp work, the new Swan Lake and the MacMillan celebration. Also delighted that we'll have new works from Pita, Wheeldon and McGregor , and that Sylvia and Alice's Adventures are back. Am also pleased that the MacMillan celebration will have participation from Yorke Dance Project, Northern Ballet and Scottish Dance as well as BRB and ENB.

Only 2 points to raise though:
1) Jeux was very enjoyable when I saw it, but it's a short ballet. Is it going to be performed with something else? It's a long way for audiences to come in to Covent Garden just to see a short one-act ballet, no matter how brilliant it is.

2) The MacMillan tribute is great, but could we not have had more works in the list rather than simply a new revival of Sea of Troubles and Le Baiser de la fee? Everything else has been performed at Covent Garden recently. Instead of repeating Judas Tree and Elite Syncopations in 2 different bills, how about Solitaire (which is in BRB's rep but not seen in London for over a decade - possibly two, I believe) or Different Drummer?

An excellent and varied programme to come, which looks exciting. Delighted to see Swan Lake back on the agenda once again, which has been sorely missed. Particularly impressed to see other companies invited to take part in some of the performances'''.

As someone who lives outside the UK and is limited to cinema broadcasts only, I am hugely disappointed to see that you keep broadcasting the same ballets over and over again. The Nutcracker (good grief), Manon, Alice, Winter's Tale have all been broadcast at least twice in the last 3-4 years, how ever great they may be. Thank heavens for that Tripple Bill. I am so sad for missing Sylvia and Macmillan Celebration, as well as Pita and Tharp (but that was to be expected). This is a huge underestimation of your audiences, or maybe not, who knows. People *are* mostly sheep, forever cheering for their Nutcrackers, Swan Lakes and Giselles, season in, season out.
The same goes for the season in general, and I mostly agree with ML above.

Sadly, you will never please everyone, Kevin what ever you plan. A great variety of shows which surely must have something for everyone, although reading some comments I do wonder!
We will come to everything except Nutcracker and not ALL the Elites!

Could you please do a screening at cinema in Greece too for ballet-dancing productions?We would LOVE to see Mannon and all the others but for the moment there are only 2 operas at the Mall cinema in Athens Greece.We LOVE your dancing productions and we very much miss them!!!!

I read the book-'Different Drummer' - will now get a chance to see the likes of Concerto, Elite Syncopation, and Gloria... Maybe not source MacMillan but inspiring and reinforcing ballet heritage. Just hope that any modernisation does not leave us with the banal.

Goodness - why are people moaning? I think it looks like a wonderful programme. And to the person who said they weren't interested in Winter's Tale - do give it a try. It is a fabulous ballet! I am looking forward to all the live screenings - and hope to see one or two at the Opera House as well. Thank you!

So glad to see a revival of Scarlett's "Age of Anxiety' which I so much enjoyed at its premiere. It will be good to see Sylvia live rather than my warn out DVD. I have returned to enjoying ballet after many years, and have come to the ROH a lot in the past 3 years - so I am surprised to see so many ballets coming round again, so soon. Certainly there are new works to be enjoyed but long to see others - eg. the 3 Arthur Bliss ballets - Checkmate, Miracle in the Gorbals and Adam Zero (a score Bliss thought his best). Cinderella would be a nice change from Nutcracker. Also love to see RB dance Enigma Variations!

Pleased to see Manon back. Would love to see Firebird or Rite of Spring very rarely if ever performed. Also, the Two Pigeons, all 3 seen very many years ago. Wonderful to have them beamed to the Curzon cinemas.

I totally agree with so many comments re the over-performed ballets - Swan Lake, Giselle, the ever-eternal and now boring Nutcracker. I want far more of Ashtons short classical ballets and SO pleased to see Concerto and Elite Syncopations will be shown - at the cinema PLEASE. And I want the gorgeous Month in the Country, Bayadere, tho the temple dances are boring, it's that "not a wobble in sight" as Madame once said, of the so beautiful extended lines of dancers criss crossing the ramp which I want. And Monotones, the ONLY modern ballet I love. I hate all other modern ones. Dances at a Gathering, Brahm's Waltzes and many more short ones. Why or why doesn't the ROH DEMAND the BBC show these ballets again? Why oh why do they "sit"on them?
I'm now booked at the cinema to see the wonderful Symphonic Variations, I'm SO sorry I didn't know about Big Screenings until today, and have missed Mayerling, Anastasia which I've never seen, Sylvia, and some others shown last autumn and this spring.....Balanchines Jewels I also want to
see and oh, Tchaikovsky music, long pale blue dresses...is it Serenade....? I could go on, but it's all the old ballets I want to see. Not interested in new ones, I'm too old!

After seeing Jewels at the cinema I long to see it at the Opera House. Any plans to include it in the future?
The cinema screening is excellent for those living a long way from London. Thank you so much for doing this,
I hope to see Sylvia.

I have to agree with all those pleading for a break from Nutcracker next Christmas. I would love to see a revival of Cinderella or Coppelia. Or that once favourite Christmas double: Les Patineurs & Beatrix Potter.

You do not publish on this site your response to the many pleas for a rest from Nutcracker in favour of Cinderella, Les Patineurs, Coppelia etc. Is there a good reason for disappointing so many devotees? Can we be told what it is?

My question is, with the Australian screenings which are now at Village (shudder) cinemas, I can find listings for Alice (Nov 25-26-29), Nutcracker (Dec 16-17-20), Manon (June 2018) and Swan Lake (July 2018), but they appear NOT to be screening Winter's Tale AT ALL! Can you explain this, please?

Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, the ROH cannot dictate what cinemas can or cannot show as they often choose their programme based on availability in their venues. We were informed that Village Cinemas could only commit to 10 out of our 12 productions this season which is why they will not be screening 'The Winter's Tale' or 'Bernstein Centenary'. Please continue to check our website for future updates at the following link, https://www.roh.org.uk/screenings?location=Australia

when will tickets go on sale for swan lake? And what are the prices likely to be?
Great looking season! I love Giselle, and so excited that swan lake will be done on a live screening for the cinema as well.

I'd love to see John Neumeier's La Dame Aux Camelias. I saw a production at the Paris opera house about 10 years ago and thought it was incredible.. score by Chopin and more moving than Manon in my opinion.

It is with regret i could not travel to the ROH to see Song of the Earth last year. Having only come to appreciating ballet in the last ten years i have seen all the classics with the exception of La Bayadere. There is a thread running thorugh this comments section for its return. Perhaps 2018/19 will be the year?

PleSe do not take notice of these bored meanest. PleSe keep the wonderful Nutcracker at Christmas. It may not be new to your old patrons but it will be new for my grandchildren. Also Swan Lake - please keep ad the most beautiful and satisfying of all Ballets.

Re the large number of complainants about the recurrence of Nutcracker.
I disagree!
My Wife, children and I all absolutely love this exquisite production of what is THE perennial Christmas ballet - a firm family favourite. We will undoubtedly be buying tickets to it again in 2018 - please keep it coming!

PS V. excited about the new Swan Lake as well - we are really more of an opera than ballet family but this will be on our 'must-see' list for the summer...